ياO حبَّذَاhow lovely بستانُgarden of قيسQays الكاملُthe perfect
يا حبَّذَا بستانُ قيس الكاملُ
وضياؤُهand its radiance وظلالهand its shade المتكاملُcomplete
وضياؤُه وظلاله المتكاملُ
O, how lovely is Qays's perfect garden,
O what a wonderful garden is that of Qais the perfect,
And its radiance and its all-encompassing shade!
With its radiance and integrated shades,
فيهِin it الفواكهُthe fruits والأطايبُand the delicacies والرغاand the desir- (word begins)
فيهِ الفواكهُ والأطايبُ والرغا
ئب-able things (word ends) والغرائبُand the wonders والنعيمُand the bliss الحاصلُattained
ئب والغرائبُ والنعيمُ الحاصلُ
Within it are fruits, delicacies, and desir-
In it are fruits, perfumes, meadows and wonders,
able things, wonders, and bliss attained.
Abundant bounties and attained bliss.
هوit بهجةٌa delight للناظرينَfor those who behold وفرحةٌand a joy
هو بهجةٌ للناظرينَ وفرحةٌ
وبهand in it التهانيfelicitations والسرورُand joy الشاملُall-embracing
وبه التهاني والسرورُ الشاملُ
It is a delight to those who behold it, and a joy;
It brings joy to beholders and happiness,
And in it are felicitations and all-embracing joy.
With it are greetings and all-encompassing delight,
فالنخلُfor the date palms والأشجارُand the trees تجرىflow تحتهاbeneath them
فالنخلُ والأشجارُ تجرى تحتها
الأنهارُthe rivers مِنfrom أرجائهاtheir surroundings وجداولُand streams
الأنهارُ مِن أرجائها وجداولُ
For beneath the date palms and the trees flow
Palm trees and trees underneath which rivers flow
Rivers from their surroundings, and streams.
From its corners into streams and conduits,
فكأنهاso they seem like جناتُgardens of عدنٍEden منزلاًas a dwelling
فكأنها جناتُ عدنٍ منزلاً
نعمَhow excellent النزولُthe stay بهin it ونعمand how excellent النازِلُthe guest
نعمَ النزولُ به ونعم النازِلُ
So they seem like the gardens of Eden as a dwelling;
As if they were Gardens of Eden for lodging,
How fine the stay there, and how fine the guest!
What a good descent and what a good lodger!
لاno عيبَflaw فيin مرآهits appearance إلاexcept أنَّهthat it
لا عيبَ في مرآه إلا أنَّه
ينسىforgets أحبَّتَهhis loved ones النزيلُthe guest الداخلُwho enters
ينسى أحبَّتَه النزيلُ الداخلُ
There is no flaw in its appearance, except that
No fault in its pool except that
The guest who enters forgets his loved ones.
The incoming resident forgets his loved ones.
كلّتْhas failed لسانُthe tongue فصاحتيof my eloquence عنfrom وصفهdescribing it
كلّتْ لسانُ فصاحتي عن وصفه
لوْeven if كُنتI were ذَاpossessed of فَهْمِunderstanding كأنيas though I were باقلُBaqil
لوْ كُنت ذَا فَهْمِ كأني باقلُ
The tongue of my eloquence has failed to describe it;
My tongue falters to describe it
Even if I had understanding, I would seem like Baqil.
If I were wise I would be silent.
أعداهُimparted to it حسناًbeauty وابتهاجاًand gladness ربّهits master
أعداهُ حسناً وابتهاجاً ربّه
الملكُthe king الإمامُthe imam اليعربيُّthe Ya‘rubi العادِلُthe just
الملكُ الإمامُ اليعربيُّ العادِلُ
Its master has imparted beauty and gladness to it:
Its beauty and joy were bestowed by its Lord,
The king, the just Ya‘rubi imam.
The King, the Just Imam, the upright Arab.
هوhe ذُوpossessor of العلىlofty rank سلطانُSultan سيفSayf (sword) المنتَضىthe unsheathed
هو ذُو العلى سلطانُ سيف المنتَضى
حامىdefender of رعيتهhis subjects القؤولُthe ready speaker الفاعلُthe man of action
حامى رعيته القؤولُ الفاعلُ
He is the exalted Sultan Sayf, the unsheathed sword,
He is the Lofty, Sultan of the drawn sword,
Defender of his subjects, who speaks and acts;
Protector of his subjects, the doer and the potentate.
أهلُa man of الجدىbounty بحرُa sea of الندىgenerosity نجمُa star of الهدىguidance
أهلُ الجدى بحرُ الندى نجمُ الهدى
حتفُdoom of العدىthe foes العَضْبُthe keen blade الحسامُthe cutting sword الفَاصِلُthe cleaving
حتفُ العدى العَضْبُ الحسامُ الفَاصِلُ
A man of bounty, a sea of generosity, a star of guidance,
The people of nobility, the sea of brilliance, star of guidance,
Doom of foes, the keen, cleaving sword.
Destiny's sword, the cleaving blade, the decisive.
ملكٌa king إذاwhen جادتْgave generously يداهُhis two hands لسائلٍto a petitioner
ملكٌ إذا جادتْ يداهُ لسائلٍ
شَهِدَbore witness الجهولُthe ignorant one بفضلهِto his excellence والعاقلُand the wise one
شَهِدَ الجهولُ بفضلهِ والعاقلُ
A king: whenever his hands give generously to a petitioner,
A King, when his hands give to a beseecher,
The ignorant and the wise alike attest his excellence.
The ignorant and the wise attest to his merit.
لاmay not خابَbe disappointed منwhoever يرجوكhopes in you ياO ابنَson of أفاضلٍnoble men
لا خابَ من يرجوك يا ابنَ أفاضلٍ
فيin حاجةٍa need لكنbut يخيبُis disappointed العاذلُthe reproacher
في حاجةٍ لكن يخيبُ العاذلُ
May none who hopes in you, O son of noble men, be disappointed
None who hope in you are disappointed O son of the virtuous,
In seeking help; but the reproacher meets disappointment.
Except those who complain and blame.
دامتmay endure سلامتناour well-being ودامَand may endure سرورناour joy
دامت سلامتنا ودامَ سرورنا
بدَاومِهthrough his continuance فهوfor he is الجوادُthe generous one الفاضلُthe virtuous one
بدَاومِه فهو الجوادُ الفاضلُ
May our well-being endure, and may our joy endure,
May our wellbeing and joy last
As long as he endures, for he is generous and virtuous.
With his constant generosity for he is the noble and generous.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.